People of the standing stone
Oneida is a name of Native American origin, specifically from the Onyota'a:ka people, one of the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. The name refers to a large syenite boulder that followed the tribe as they moved their villages. It carries a sense of permanence and ancestral heritage.
Less common today
Oneida isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,073 in 1996.
First Native American woman elected to the Nevada State Assembly
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
